Electric vehicles
First Electric Flight Trials in Scotland
Author / Creator: Craig Williams
Media type: Newspaper article
Date published:
Loganair and the Royal Mail have set up a series of trial flights by all-electric aircraft in Scotland.
The flights cover major airports across Scotland as well as island destinations.
The aircraft used is from America, an Alia Ctol plane made by Beta.
BETA's ALIA CTOL is an all-electric conventional takeoff and landing aircraft designed for regional cargo and passenger operations. It requires no new airport infrastructure, operates from existing runways, and recharges in approximately 20-40 minutes using BETA's fast-charging system.
DRAFT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: VISION FOR SCOTLAND’S PUBLIC ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING NETWORK A COMMON WEAL RESPONSE
Author / Creator: Kaitlin Dryburgh
Date published: 2025
A standard user interface and charging structure should be the keynote of a Scottish EV charging network.
Renewables Scotland 2030: A discussion paper on how to transform Scotland’s energy sector by 2030
Author / Creator: Craig Berry
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: February 2018
Scotland needs an energy infrastructure to adequately exploit renewable sources at a level to meet the variety of demands likely to be demanded. To do this it needs an energy agency at government level,.
Consultation on Distribution Futures Energy Scenarios
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
The use of electric vehicles is over-estimated due to changing work patterns. Private vehicles should be discouraged from city centres to concentrate on public transport and active travel. District Heating Systems offer better outcomes with less strain on the electrical grid than heat pumps. New buildings need to be constructed to passive energy standards.